best heli for helicam [Archive]

fgmnt of

Apr 18, 2006, 10:33 AM

hi to all,i have been flying for about ten years(off & on) i am looking to set up a helicam. what would be a good platform for a camrea rig.i dont think my trex is strong enough to lift a camera rig.any ideas would be great.

heli_newbie

Apr 18, 2006, 11:00 AM

I think the larger electrics (and turbines) are favored for AP stuff, as the amount of vibration produced by an IC engine is pretty significant. Logo 14/20 and Swift come to mind. one recent example:
http://www.isensys.com/

fgmnt of

Apr 18, 2006, 12:24 PM

i am wonder what the payload is on the ep heli(dont want to burn up a motor)

heli_newbie

Apr 18, 2006, 12:28 PM

depends on how much $ u have ;)

tippy

Apr 18, 2006, 03:11 PM

hi to all,i have been flying for about ten years(off & on) i am looking to set up a helicam. what would be a good platform for a camrea rig.i dont think my trex is strong enough to lift a camera rig.any ideas would be great.

Anything that doesn't smoke ...

Try the RC Groups Aerial Photography (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128) forum ...

Good Luck,
d.tipton